TRANSLATING GAME TEXTS AND AN ACADEMIC TEXT AT PT PÉMAD INTERNATIONAL TRANSEARCH

Oleh :
Sheila Nur Syifa - V0123047 - Sekolah Vokasi

This internship report explains my two-month internship at PT PéMad International TranSearch, from the third week of January to the second week of March 2026. During this internship, my main tasks involved translating game texts and translating an academic text (a law thesis). In the translation process, I applied the translation process by Nida and Taber (1982), consisting of the stages of analysis, transfer, and restructuring. During this process, I faced several challenges, such as translating specific terms in the fields of gaming and law that I had never known before, adapting the writing style, and selecting context-appropriate equivalents. To overcome these challenges, I applied several translation techniques by Molina and Albir (2002), mostly using established equivalents and pure borrowing. I used these techniques to find equivalents that are commonly used in the target language and to keep certain terms in the original form. I also worked on additional tasks, such as Machine Translation Post-Editing (MTPE) of game texts, writing articles and content captions about standard words, and translating them into English. Through this internship program, I not only improved my translation skills but also gained new insights into game and legal terminology, critical thinking skills, and the ability to express and accept opinions.